Immigration officers sacked for refusing to trim beards
Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles. Notices were handed on Thursday to officers who refused to comply with the uniform code before a deadline lapsed last week.
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles.
The department of immigration said in a statement on Thursday that notices were handed to officers who refused to comply with the uniform code before a deadline lapsed last week. The department also offered to facilitate their transfer to a different civil service job.
“Today after working in the government for 14+ years I have been terminated from my job informing that I am not following the uniform code. My fault was obeying the commands of the Prophet,” one of the sacked officers said in a Facebook post last Thursday.
More than five officers, including a long-serving deputy chief immigration officer, have been told not to report to work. They were given a month to find employment elsewhere with an offer of help upon request.
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